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chilivanilli28's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Violence
lilacs_book_bower's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
While this book wasn't what I expected, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought it would be more like a walkthrough of historical events (names and places, etc), but Bronski takes a bigger picture look at the cultural and historical events that were happening and how those affected LGBTQ people in the US, and how they affected US history as well. This is more of a sociological look at Queer US History. Bronski discusses things like how a war might have changed the notion of the "ideal American man" and how moving to cities during the Industrial Revolution allowed people in queer communities to find each other. I thought it was a very interesting take and brought up a lot of things that I hadn't considered.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Classism, Outing, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Murder, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Transphobia, and Violence
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